"Are you okay dear?" My mom asked with concern.
"Honestly speaking? No I'm not, but I understand the need for such secrecy."
"I guess that explains why Vivienne said I was her mate. . ."
"Not just her, you were promised to me as well." Carin said
"What?!"
"Calm down brat, I'm not interested in having children. This was more of an agreement between us for you to help when I'm in heat."
"Can someone explain how this all came about? Why am I promised to all of these women without any knowledge of it?!"
"Yeah, what's the deal with that Norma. I'm surprised you haven't even told him that much." Carin said.
"We planned to, but some complications arose. Me and Bo thought it would be different this time around."
My mom decided to explain some of how this all came to be.
When they were kids, my parents lived in a remote village similar to the one we live in now. Bo was an Oxen and lived with his family. His parents told him the history after a Dragon woman came to their village to have sex with him when he came of age. Bo's parents feared the consequences of refusing their obligation and sent him with her without his input. Afterward when they told him everything, he developed a similar affliction to my own. Norma and Bo had been childhood friends and Norma had always been in love with Bo, but after that day he started treating her differently. No matter how much she tried she could not win his affections.
Not longer after that, monsters attacked. Having lived a life of peace, Bo's parents did not have the aptitude for fighting like their ancestors. They died valiantly in the end, holding them off long enough so the youngest of the village could escape. Two of those Youths being Bo and Norma. The monsters pursued them and Bo and Norma got split off from the rest of the children. Amidst the ensuing panic, they ran as the listened to the screams of the other villagers.
At some point they were saved when Vivienne and a young Carin came to their rescue. At the time Carin was only 16 just like them, but was already recognized enough as a rising talent in the guild that Vivienne was training her personally. After rescuing them, they took the pair in and raised them like family.
'Wait she was 16 at the time? Didn't Carin say she left her home because she didn't want to fight in a war anymore?'
To be honest, I didn't want to think about how young the wolf clan makes it's people join the military. I could Imagine this is why Carin only spoke briefly about her past.
"Your father had similar issues with women, but Vivienne and Carin helped him overcome it. The love I felt for him all those years was finally returned."
"It was out of gratitude they you were promised to us. They said if they ever had a son, they would pay us back." Vivienne said.
"I was disgusted by the history between our peoples and had no desire to go through with it, but I don't have a choice. Refusal is not an option and I have been receiving a lot of pressure for a long time now to produce an heir."
"What about Carin?" I asked.
"Just sex." Carin said bluntly
I stared blankly at her for a moment before turning to Norma.
"Carin is like family to us. She goes into heat often and brothels are not too effective in quelling her desire. Her intense desire and stamina often lead to her leaving such establishments more frustrated then when she entered and we wanted to help ease her pain."
"I see. . ."
"Although my situation is urgent, neither one of us will force you and I'm prepared to drop things and suffer the consequences if you decide you don't want to go through with it." Vivienne said
"Don't overthink it brat. I've lived with this problem up to this point. It would be nice to have a partner capable of satisfying me but like she said, neither one of us will force you. For now you should focus on overcoming your affliction." Carin said
'Hmmm. I've thought about this before, but just what causes this affliction? Vivienne is an extremally attractive woman and Carin basically just said she wants to have a lot of sex with me. Why wouldn't I find that appealing enough?'
"Do you know what the cause of my affliction is? although I'm not entirely certain, I don't think I would be against helping the two of you if this wasn't an issue."
"I think I have a a guess but could you allow me to try something to confirm it?"
I nodded at Vivienne and she approached me before kneeling down and unbuttoning my trousers.
"What are you doing?!"
"I told you I want to confirm something. Don't worry I promise I'm not trying to take advantage."
"B-but mom. . "
"Jeeze, man up will you Rune. Its nothing I haven't seen plenty of times."
". . ."
Carin offered no help and was smirking at me like she found everything amusing. Realizing I had no room to back out, I reluctantly agreed to be a spectacle for these mature ladies.
After seeing I was longer putting up resistance, Vivienne pulled down my underwear and unleashed my sleeping dragon. She cupped my balls with with one hand and stroked my shaft with the other, occasionally focusing on the head until she noticed It was fully erect.
*fruuuuew*
"Ara"
"Was it always that big. . ?"
Each one of them had a different reaction. Carin couldn't take her eyes off of it and whistled like she was seeing something impressive, Vivienne put a hand over her mouth in exclamation, and Norma muttered something about the size.
'This is the second time I got hard for a girl, but when I was with Stella I could not get it up all the way. Just what is going on?'
"I see. You can go ahead and put your pants back on." Vivienne said, before returning to her seat.
"Did you find something out?"
"Yes. Norma told me a bit more about what happened with that girl back in your village after you mentioned it to me, so I already had some suspicions about the problem."
"It seems you subconsciously recognize the connection your people have with beastmen, dragons and humans. This causes your body to reject them both physically and mentally."
"Though why you reject humans more strongly than dragons when it should be the other way around, I'm at a loss."
"What can I do to overcome this?"
"Your rejection of beastmen and dragons seems to be more on a mental level. Which is why you have no problems getting aroused. I recommend getting closer to some beast girls and trying to overcome that barrier first. Maybe someone in your dorm house could help, it wouldn't hurt to get closer to them."
"I thought you said you helped my father?"
"She did, but the most one can do is offer suggestions. Ultimately its something you have to overcome on your own, That's why we saw no point in telling you until now." Norma interjected.
'Is that really the only way? but I promised Stella I would overcome this and return for her. No, maybe if I start with some human girls at a brothel things could work out. Stella doesn't need to know and I can skip the first step.'
". . ."
Noticing I was deep in thought, Vivienne spoke up again.
"Don't overthink it and take things slow. For now there is one more thing I would like to discuss."
". . ."
I didn't respond and silently turned my attention to her. There is a definite possibility my idea would work, so I shouldn't rely solely on her advice.
"It pertains to that second ability I mentioned during our last meeting."
Now this I was interested in. There must be a reason she didn't tell me about it before.
"To be honest, I'm not sure why you have an ability like this as it ties in very closely with the history of the dragons. It is called Runic Fusion."
"Fusion?"
"Yes, its not something you should have as far as I know since it is a form of true rune magic."
'Wait, isn't that type of magic something only dragons can use?'
"I don't know much about it and I'll need to find someone knowledgeable in the subject to train you in it. All I know about this ability is that with it you can obtain the attributes of those you are closely bonded with."
"What? Isn't that really strong?"
"Yes, that is why I said before that it is something that synergizes well with you Body Activation. For example, if you were to become bonded to Carin then you could temporarily take on some of the features of the Wolf Clan."
"Whether you truly want a harem or not, it would be beneficial to you do so."
'I'm not going to question why she knows that I wanted a Harem. I'll just assume that my mom mentioned it to her'
'hehe maybe having magic is not so bad after all. . .'
The four of us chatted for awhile longer after that. They told me some stories about the time they spent living together and some of the adventures they went on together. It made me excited for the time I would set out with my own group.
When we were done, We said our farewells. Norma said to try and stay positive and take care of myself before she ended the video call. I left their room feeling rather confused. I wanted to know more about this second ability of mine and why exactly I have it. But there's nothing more that can be done at this time.
There was still some things I need to take care of today. Namely register destinations in my holo plate and go purchase my clothes and practice weapons. I decided to stop my the dorm house first to see if I could get Luna to come with me. No doubt that girl is in her room still and I promised Raya I would go easier on her.
*sigh*
"I just hope she doesn't give me a hard time."
Double upload today! quite a lot was covered and with this meeting out of the way, We can advance this Academy arc forward.
Regarding Rune's second ability, Someone mentioned that having the MCs name be Rune while runes are also talked about can be confusing. runes wont be a large focus from now on but to makes things easier the ability will be referred to simple as 'Fusion'.
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